title: Follow-up of patients who have undergone ileogastrostomy.
abstract: Patients who have had ileogastrostomy for the treatment of morbid obesity require close, long-term follow-up. From a prospective study of a large number of variables in 12 consecutive patients, and from experience with more than 200 patients who have undergone this procedure since 1982, a protocol has evolved. The authors outline the associated morbid conditions, operative complications and biochemical alterations that are important in the management of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Dingee
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Cleator
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: MacFarlane
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Birmingham
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Appleby
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Gourlay
mesh_terms: D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care